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Hospitals, surgery and procedures
If you need surgery or other medical procedures, you are likely to attend a clinic or hospital in Victoria. This information will take you through the preparation for a stay in hospital, provide advice about managing your stay through to recovery and discharge. Practical information about paperwork, costs and payments is also available here.
- Organisation:
- Victorian Department of Health
- Topic:
- Australia's healthcare system, Surgery
- Target audience:
- New arrivals
- Service area:
- VIC
- Published:
- August 2017
- Last reviewed:
- November 2023
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